Comments on: Jabari Parker’s Duke Decisionhttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/
Your Source For The Best In BasketballWed, 18 Mar 2015 16:10:01 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.3By: theozisbackhttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662403
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:10:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662403Exactly. His game is much more similar to Murphy’s and Jefferson’s. Dawson is a freak athlete who has to polish his skill set further. They wouldn’t really compete for minutes.
]]>By: Joshhttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662258
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:44:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662258lol at the Dawson thing. Duke is loaded with wings, yet he still signed up. Murphy, Semi, Jefferson, not to mention Rodney Hood who is a projected lottery pick next year all on the team he just committed to. And we’re talking about Dawson? Dawson? LOL.
]]>By: Philip Craig Aldrichhttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662198
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:34:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662198lol Couldn’t have stretched Jabari’s words and intentions any more than this.
]]>By: Ben Osbornehttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662194
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:26:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662194Thank you for your answers, David. I hope people read your reply. This is not a “bashing,” just a reporting of what transpired yesterday.
]]>By: DarthChewiehttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662176
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:06:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662176This article is blatantly misrepresenting Parker’s comments about the Duke visit being the “worst.”

Parker DIRECTLY said that it was the worst because he just wanted to have fun and be like a kid but the Duke staff forced him to be all business that weekend.

It’s kind of like when people say they had a really tough professor but it ended up being the best for them because they learned the most. Parker’s comments were CLEARLY intended in that spirit.

]]>By: David Cassilohttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662171
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:54:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662171I wrote the article, so I’d just like to address some of the concerns in the comments.

All the reporters left Simeon discussing one thing: that was a little weird.

While he did list the obvious reasons as to why Duke was his choice (education, Coach K and history of success), he stressed multiple times that the primary reason why he went with Duke over Michigan State was that Branden Dawson played his position at MSU.

Agree with the comments that he is nothing but a class act, and that is probably why the reasoning sounded so strange. Can you think of any other player that would turn down a school because he didn’t want to take a guy’s minutes? It’s a breath of fresh air.

And as far his parents knowing before the announcement. Sonny Parker told reporters yesterday that he didn’t know until he said it on ESPNU. Then the SI article comes out that refutes that.

]]>By: Floridaguy12http://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662169
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:43:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662169This is thee worst, misleading article I have ever read. Terrible journalism
]]>By: Asad Khanhttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662165
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:26:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662165Guy just tried to be as nice as possible to the programs that lost out on them. He had to make up excuses to make them feel better.

Kid is a class act. You can tell by his smile that he wanted to go to Duke all along.

]]>By: K Kutterhttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662163
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:19:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662163Right, I think the author is reading a bit too far into his statements. Clearly he picked Duke because he liked Coach K, wants the Duke degree, which is a big deal for those that are serious about academics, and because Duke is a winning program. To dissect every single thing he says is a bit too much. As the author noted, in the behind the scenes article, it indicated that he told his brother and parents a day or so BEFORE the gym announcement. So that his parents didn’t know until he said so in the gym, simply is not true. Anybody that attributes Michigan State’s miss to Dawson is woefully misguided. This was a can’t miss decision for Jabari with a perfect match in Duke. Finally, and this should be made clear, Duke is a TON of fun for all students, including athletes. I’m a Duke grad and used to have friends come down from all over. Everyone remarked at how great the social scene was in the Triangle (which includes, Chapel Hill, Durham and Raleigh) in general and on Duke’s campus specifically. In the behind the scenes, Jabari also said that he ranked Duke’s campus life No. 1 of all his schools. So there was no jab at Duke. He was just commenting on the purpose of THAT particular trip. All in all, Duke fans are happy to have Jabari. Hopefully we will cut down the nets either this year, next or in both, though I must admit, Kentucky will have plenty to say about that. Go Jabari. Go Duke.
]]>By: Brandonhttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662151
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:35:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662151As a Michigan State alum, you really can’t argue against choosing Duke. Their coach and their program are everything a kid can ask for. I really wanted him to come to East Lansing, but I wish him the best in Durham.

I don’t think the fans will resent Dawson, at least I won’t.

]]>By: ChosenOnehttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662150
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:31:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662150He will also have the best coach in the NCAA to develop his game in Mike Krzyzewski, so yeah it was a smart move by him.
]]>By: Ben Osbornehttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662146
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:25:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662146Regardless of how it went down, I think he’ll do great at Duke.
]]>By: abchttp://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/the-curious-case-of-jabari-parkers-duke-decision/#comment-2662144
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:24:00 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=244450#comment-2662144Guy just seemed like he liked Duke to me…
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